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1997 Map of Grassy Butte SW

Name: 1997 Topographic Map of Grassy Butte SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2001
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2001

About this map

The Little Missouri National Grassland dominates this portion of western North Dakota, where the landscape is defined by the winding course of the Little Knife River and a network of drainages including Beicegel Creek, North Creek, and Spring Creek. This 1997 revision captures a rural ranching environment at the turn of the millennium, characterized by scattered family-named operations such as Tachenko Ranch, Kessel Ranch, Haag Ranch, and Kadrmas Ranch.

Evidence of local industry and infrastructure is visible in the presence of a Landing Strip and several Scoria Pits, while the tiny settlement of Glovatsky and the Grassy Butte Church serve as landmarks near the McKenzie and Billings County line. The map clearly delineates the Eleventh Standard Parallel North, providing a detailed look at the cadastral surveying and land management patterns within the Badlands region.